Distributed system for access control and sobriety testing

1. A distributed system for access control and sobriety testing, comprising a central control unit, in which general authorization information is stored, an authorization control and sobriety testing station, and at least one access control unit, wherein the authorization control and sobriety testing station is configured to obtain authorization data provided by an individual seeking access and to send the authorization data to the central control unit, the authorization control and sobriety testing station is configured to analyse a bodily signature sample provided by the individual seeking access and to detect the presence of alcohol in the bodily signature sample, and to send the result to the central control unit, the central control unit is configured to issue temporary authorization information based on a positive match between the general authorization information and the authorization data provided by the individual seeking authorization and no detection of alcohol, the authorization control and sobriety testing station and the access control unit are provided at different locations and arranged so that a user will first encounter the authorization control and sobriety testing station at a first location and at a later stage encounter the access control unit at a second location, and the at least one access control unit is configured to obtain the temporary authorization information and to verify the validity of the temporary authorization information, and to, based on a positive verification, grant access to the individual seeking access.

2. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the validity of the temporary authorization information is the temporal validity of the temporary authorization information.

3. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the system for access control and sobriety testing is a non-invasive system.

4. The system according to claim 3 , wherein the bodily signature sample is a breath sample or a transdermal alcohol detection.

5. The system according to claim 1 , wherein parts and/or functions of the central control unit are integrated into the authorization control and sobriety testing station.

6. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the system for access control and sobriety testing is an automatically operating system.

7. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the access control unit is located in a vehicle, or located at a gate or barrier to a restricted area.

8. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the authorization control and sobriety testing station at least partly is integrated in a mobile phone.

9. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the access control unit is further configured to obtain authorization data from the individual seeking access and to send the authorization data to the central control unit, which verifies the authorization data by matching the authorization data with the general authorization information.

10. A method for access control and sobriety testing, comprising the following steps: store general authorization information in a central control unit; obtain authorization data from an individual seeking access by an authorization control and sobriety testing station; send the authorization data from the authorization control and sobriety testing station to the central control unit; obtain a bodily signature sample from the individual seeking access by the authorization control and sobriety testing station; analyse the bodily signature sample in the authorization control and sobriety testing station for detecting the presence of alcohol in the bodily signature sample; send the result of the analysis from the authorization control and sobriety testing station to the central control unit; issue temporary authorization information by the central control unit if there is a positive match between the general authorization information and the authorization data and no detection of alcohol; obtain the temporary authorization information by at least one access control unit; verify the validity of the temporary authorization information by the at least one access control unit, wherein the authorization control and sobriety testing station and the access control unit are provided at different locations and arranged so that the individual will first encounter the authorization control and sobriety testing station at a first location and at a later stage encounter the access control unit at a second location; and grant access to the individual seeking access at the second location by the at least one access control unit, if there is a positive verification of the validity of the temporary authorization information.

11. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the temporary authorization information is sent from the central control unit to the at least one access control unit.

12. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the temporary authorization information is stored in the central control unit and is accessed and retrieved by the at least one access control unit.

13. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the temporary authorization information is transferred from the authorization control and sobriety testing station into a temporary authorization information carrier, which the individual seeking access transfers to the at least one access control unit.

14. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the authorization control and sobriety testing station is at least partly integrated in a mobile phone.

15. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the step of verifying the validity of the temporary authorization information comprises the step of verifying the temporal validity of the temporary authorization information.

16. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the bodily signature sample is a breath sample or a transdermal alcohol detection.

17. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the access control unit is located in a vehicle, or located at a gate or barrier to a restricted area.

18. The method according to claim 15 , wherein the temporary authorization information includes a time indication for when the temporary authorization information was issued.

19. The method according to claim 18 , wherein the step of verifying the temporal validity of the temporary authorization information includes comparing the time indication with the current time.